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Elm Court School and The Livity School

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What differs

  • Elm Court School takes ages 11 to 19; The Livity School takes ages 2 to 11.
  • The two schools are 0.8 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactElm Court SchoolThe Livity School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Community special school

DfE register

State-funded: Community special school

DfE register

Ages11 to 19

DfE register

2 to 11

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils155

DfE register

131

DfE register

BoroughLambeth

DfE register

Lambeth

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted ungraded inspection, 16 October 2024: Standards maintained

Ofsted

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 15 May 2025: Improved significantly

Ofsted

Where leavers went
Stayed in education or work after GCSEs82% (left 2022/23)

DfE

Not published
Pupils
Eligible for free school meals54.1%

DfE register

58%

DfE register

English as an additional language8.5%

school census 2024/25

44.9%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support0%

school census 2024/25

0%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher5.7

DfE workforce census

6.8

DfE workforce census

Overall absence9%

DfE, 2024/25

13.7%

DfE, 2024/25

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.

Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.

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